Wampa Surname

799,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 351 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wampa Surname Definition:

Wampa is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: god given child.

Wampa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1711:432,04435,878
Papua New Guinea541:150,99520,848
Philippines531:1,910,155116,778
Uganda291:1,346,18251,611
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
Liberia101:440,85421,753
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Wampa (75) may also be a first name.

Wampa Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Wampa is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: god given child.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Wampa is a surname of the Namwanga tribe, meaning: given.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Wampa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wampa Come From? nationality or country of origin

Wampa is found most in The DR Congo. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wampa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wampa is the 799,576th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 20,762,239 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 70 percent of Wampa live; 50 percent live in Central Africa and 50 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Wampa is also the 1,116,575th most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 75 people.

The surname Wampa is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 171 people, or 1 in 432,044. Outside of The DR Congo Wampa exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent live and The Philippines, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wampah91856/
Wampai9126/
Wampau915/
Waampa911/
Waimpa911/
Wuampah8312/
Wampaya832/
Weampas831/
Wampauh831/
Wamphay830/
Bampa802,483/
Wompa801,168/
Vampa80447/
Wanpa80108/
Wampi8083/
Wempa8059/
Wampo8043/
Wampe8028/
Wampy809/
Weamepea776/
Wampeeha771/
Waymepea771/
Wampaath770/
Wampatch770/
Wanpha73203/
Huampa73188/
Wainpa7343/
Baimpa7320/
Bampai7317/
Uampai7313/
Wanpai7312/
Wompea7310/
Wampie738/
Vampas738/
Waampe737/
Wanpah737/
Vwampe735/
Wannpa734/
Wampou734/
Bampha733/
Vampay732/
Wanpea732/
Wambpi731/
Woumpa731/
Uampat731/
Wampoh731/
Vampat731/
Wampee730/
Uamphai67107/
Wanphai67104/
Wanphap6795/
Wuanpah6733/
Wahampi6725/
Uamphat6723/
Wanpash6713/
Wainpea679/
Weanpea679/
Wanpach671/
Wainpaa671/

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